The Advance Placement (AP) biology class initiated an experiment regarding photosynthesis on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Photosynthesis is the process of how plants create energy from the sun. The affects of the sunlight make the plants produce sugar they use for energy.

Students planted seeds in a styrofoam cup and used water, sunlight and patience to let the plant grow. Overtime, the sunlight on the plant produces sugar in which they will eat in advance.

Biology teacher Dr. Karen Walters, has been putting her effort on creating this experiment for the students to understand the importance of photosynthesis.

“The purpose of any experiment is to get a hands-on experience to really see what is going on in biology,” Walters said. “When you see something and you get a chance to actually experiment with it, you will learn it better and then the students will pass the test.”

One of the AP biology students, Tyler Laird, ’14, is excited about this experiment. He gets an idea of how photosynthesis works so he can learn more about it.

“I think the purpose of this photosynthesis experiment is to teach us how the process works, some cool things that you can do with it and study the way it influences plant structure and the leaf system,” Laird said. “We are learning this because it is a part of a unit in our textbook about photosynthesis and the Calvin cycle.”

Shannon Martens, ’15, is very interested about the experiment. She looks forward to the aftermath of the experiment.

“We are doing this experiment because it is important to know about photosynthesis for the test,” Martens said. “We are growing peas and we are waiting for them to sprout.”

This writer can be reached on Twitter: @mattgarza2017. Follow The Feather on Twitter via: @thefeather.

For more news, read Nov. 20 article, Home economics assembles nine-foot burrito (VIDEO).